diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/irq.c b/arch/x86/kvm/irq.c
index b3b6cf5b828a..81a19d6afe44 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/irq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/irq.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static int kvm_pi_update_irte(struct kvm_kernel_irqfd *irqfd,
 	struct kvm_lapic_irq irq;
 	int r;
 
-	if (!irqchip_in_kernel(kvm) || !kvm_arch_has_irq_bypass())
+	if (!irqchip_in_kernel(kvm) || WARN_ON_ONCE(!kvm_arch_has_irq_bypass()))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (entry && entry->type == KVM_IRQ_ROUTING_MSI) {